TAP Air Portugal
✈ Star Alliance📍 Portugal · LIS✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026
★ Moderate 4.5/5
89/100 · MyDogCanFly score
Cats & small dogs in the cabin easily, larger in the hold — but many snub-nosed breeds are hold-banned and no pets to the UK.
⚖️ Where does your dog travel?
Cabin≤ 8 kg
Hold≤ 45 kg
Cargoother species
Weight includes the carrier or kennel.
🐾 CabinAllowed
Dogs & cats only (min 10 weeks) ≤ 8 kg incl. carrier in a soft carrier under the seat (max 45 × 30 × 23 cm); 1 carrier per passenger. Not in long-haul Business.
€40–170
🧳 HoldAllowed
Dogs & cats in a hard carrier; up to 32 kg (to US/Hungary/France/Netherlands) or 45 kg elsewhere. Snub-nosed breeds barred.
€78–320
✈️ TAP Air CargoVia cargo
Other species, over hold limits, and always on Lisbon–Luanda.
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💶 Fares
| Cabin (domestic → intercontinental) | €40–170 |
| Hold — up to 32 kg | €78–250 |
| Hold — 32–45 kg | €128–320 |
| Service dog | Free |
EUR (online, low/high season). Max five pets per passenger. ✓ Official source
⚠️ Key restrictions
🐶 Flat-faced breeds
Cabin possibleHold forbidden
Brachycephalic dogs & cats aren't allowed in the hold (death risk at the 10–19 °C hold range): bulldogs (all), boxer, pug (all), Boston terrier, Pekingese, Shih Tzu, chow chow, Shar Pei, mastiffs/Cane Corso, Cavalier King Charles, Chihuahua, and Persian/Exotic/Himalayan/Burmese/Scottish Fold cats. Accepted only with a vet certificate (corrective surgery or no breed traits).
🚫 Dangerous breeds
CR82 crateNo sedation
Potentially dangerous breeds (Fila, Dogo Argentino, pit bull, Rottweiler, Tosa Inu, 6 months+) need a CR82 wood/metal container. No sedation; no pregnant pets.
🌡️ Temperature & hold
Hold range 10–19 °C (brachy risk)
TAP warns brachycephalic pets risk death in the hold's typical temperature range of 10–19 °C. Pets travel in a ventilated hold area prepared for the purpose.
📦 Check your crate size for this airline →🦮 Assistance dog
✓ In the cabin
Service dogs (guide/hearing/service) fly free in the cabin, leashed at your feet, no carrier; min 10 weeks.
📄 Documents
Request ≥ 48 h ahead. US: two DOT forms; UK arrivals need airport coordination. Emotional-support animals aren't accepted.
ℹ️ Good to know
🚫 No pets to the UKPets aren't permitted (cabin or hold) to/from the UK or from London Gatwick, except assistance dogs in the cabin.
🔁 Brazil connectionsPets can't travel on TAP itineraries connecting to GOL- or Azul-operated Brazil flights.
⏱️ Lisbon layoversA 6 h+ layover in Lisbon/Porto with a hold pet means collecting and re-checking it.
🗺️ Where TAP Air Portugal flies with dogs
Main hubs
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🛡️ Official source2 TAP Air Portugal sources · last verified 11 July 2026